The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 5, 2055
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:04 PM
6:27 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1641
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Sep 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.3° / 324.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 44m / -10.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 338.53° / -2.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.39° / 3.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 7.38° / 0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 218.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.